Bale-tie buckle



May 15, 1923. 1,455,20341 R. L. HORSLEY BALE TIE BUCKLE Filed Oct. 4.1922 INVENTOH Patented May 15, 1%23.

ROBERT L. HORSLEYZUF IrIElMPI-IIS, TENNESSEE.

BALE-TIE BUCKLE.

Application filed Qctober 4, 1922. Serial No. 592,321.

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, Bonner L. Honsnnr, a citizen of the United States,residing at Memphis, in the county of Shelby and State 5 of Tennessee,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bale-Tie Buckles,of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to bale-tie buckles and has for its object theimprovement of buckles used in baling cotton; to provide a buckle whichmay be used with great ease and speed; a buckle which will hold theapplied loops of the band in their proper relative positions.

The well-known type of buckle now most generally used on cotton baleshas broad seats for the loops of the band upon. the

band-engaging members, made so in order to provide means for bringingthe band quently misplaced by the operator in tying the bale. Also theband loops frequently shift from their proper relative positions on thebuckle after the bale is tied and cause a weakening and consequentbreakage the buckle.

' Referring to the accompanying drawing, which is made part of thisapplication, the figure is a front view of my plate metal. buckle withbroken section of one end of bale tie band attached.

In the different forms my buckle consists of band engaging members 1,supporting side 2 integral with members 1, the members 1 being providednear their outer ends with loops into the buckle and'the band is fre-'outleaning inclines 3 upon their inner edges and the members, togetherwith the inclines, constitute the seats of the band loops upon thebuckle.

Inclines 3 cause applied band loops to hug supporting side 2 and thewider bands will be stretched more at the points of contact with theinclines, as at 5.

The band seats, as formed, will resist a force tending to shift appliedloops of band from their most effective positions on the buckle;

Buckle is applied in the usual manner except that when making the finalconnection the loop of the band is brought in at the side of the buckle.

My buckle may be made from thick steel wire and other minor changes maybe made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

What I claim is;-

A bale tie buckle comprising band engaging members and a supporting sidebar, said. band engaging members leading to an open side and providedwith retentive devices near their free ends to prevent lateraldisplacement of the applied loops of a bale tie band upon the buckle,said retentive devices consistingof oblique outleaning inclines upon theinner edges of said members and near the ends thereof.

In testimony whereof, I set my hand, this the 29th day of September,1922.

ROBERT L. HORSLE Y.

